A Nurse Is Explaining Public Health Informatics to a Nursing

question 6

Multiple Choice

A nurse is explaining public health informatics to a nursing student. Which of the following statements by the nurse is correct?

• A) "Public health informatics is the use of information and information technology to improve public health practice and outcomes."
• B) "Public health informatics is the use of nursing informatics in public health for disease surveillance."
• C) "Public health informatics helps identify the policies, standards, and guidelines for public health administrators."
• D) "Public health informatics is used as a database for nursing research priorities in the public sector."

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Definitions:

Degree of Operating Leverage

A ratio that measures the sensitivity of a company's operating income to its sales, indicating how revenue growth translates to growth in operating income.

Degree of Operating Leverage

A financial metric that measures the sensitivity of a company's operating income to its sales volume.

Margin of Safety

The amount by which sales can drop before reaching the break-even point, typically expressed as a percentage of current sales.

Sales

The total revenue generated from goods or services sold by a company.